EP1136338B1 - Device for progressive braking and stopping of a vehicle running on a cable - Google Patents

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EP1136338B1
EP1136338B1 EP01440075A EP01440075A EP1136338B1 EP 1136338 B1 EP1136338 B1 EP 1136338B1 EP 01440075 A EP01440075 A EP 01440075A EP 01440075 A EP01440075 A EP 01440075A EP 1136338 B1 EP1136338 B1 EP 1136338B1
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    • B61H—BRAKES OR OTHER RETARDING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAIL VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR DISPOSITION THEREOF IN RAIL VEHICLES
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  • the present invention relates to leisure or professional use using a trolley circulating freely on a cable, and whose movement takes place under the action of gravity, and has for subject a progressive braking and stopping device for such a carriage.
  • braking is achieved by friction or friction of a plurality of successive elements against the carriage during its passage to their level.
  • the patent US3070035 also describes such a device, provided with a braking element in the form of a stopper, capable of sliding on the cable, and of a spring mounted between said stopper and a fixed support.
  • the present invention aims in particular to overcome the aforementioned limitations.
  • a progressive braking device and stopping a carriage circulating on a support cable characterized in that it consists mainly, on the one hand, of a sliding stop element on the support cable, on the other hand, by a cable which can be unwound from a roller or a rotating winding drum and the free end of which is fixed to said stopper element and, finally, by a fixed support frame carrying said roller or drum and at least one coupled hydraulic braking means to said roller or drum by a first freewheel transmission.
  • the braking device 1 is mainly consisting, on the one hand, of a stop element 4 sliding on the support cable 3, on the other hand, by a connecting cable 5 which can be unwound from of a roller or a rotating winding drum 6 and the free end of which is fixed to said stopper element 4 and, finally, by a fixed support frame 7 carrying said roller or drum 6 and at least one braking means hydraulic 8 coupled to said roller or drum 6 by a first transmission to freewheel 9.
  • Hydraulic braking could possibly be controlled and / or controlled so as to generate progressive braking (by throttling for example) comfortable for the user, i.e. low at the start and increasing in intensity during the braking phase.
  • the stopper element 4 struck by the carriage 2 (the latter may possibly be fitted with a front element forming a bumper, if applicable fitted with elastic absorbers), can have different shapes, the only condition to be fulfilled is its simultaneous subjection to the cable support 3 and connection cable 5.
  • the stopper element 4 is made of a resilient material or with damping properties, preferably in the form of a sleeve.
  • the sleeve-shaped stop element 4 includes a rigid 4 'inner sleeve made of high strength material wear and shock and low coefficient of friction, and a sleeve 4 "double exterior made of flexible material and filled with material damping, said buffer element 4 being, for example, connected to the cable connection 5 by sewn straps 4 '' '.
  • the link 5 is connected to the sliding stop element 4 by a portion of rope or of elastic braid 10, the length and constant of elasticity of which are if applicable, determined based on maximum kinetic energy expected for the carriage 2 loaded upon arrival at said level braking device 1.
  • the connecting cable 5 is not wound on the drum or the roller 6 only on a single thickness, if necessary being directed to winding, and possibly unwinding, by a movable guide or Swivel.
  • the drum 6 will advantageously be in the form of a grooved drum, for example a helical grooved drum.
  • the drum or the winding roller 6 is connected to a motorized drive means 11 by a second freewheel transmission 12 not establishing a connection in training with said drum or roller 6 only in the direction of winding of the connecting cable 5.
  • the hydraulic braking means 8 consists of several shock absorbers 8 'rotary hydraulics, for example turbines immersed in a bath oil, rotated simultaneously by the first freewheel transmission 9 coupled in rotation with said drum or roller 6 during the course of said connecting cable 5.
  • the braking means 8 may possibly include a clutch means allowing engagement by engagement the pinions fitted to the 8 'rotary hydraulic shock absorbers with a driving pinion equipping the first freewheel transmission 9.
  • Said shock absorbers can if necessary be mounted on a plate or console while arranged circumferentially around said driving pinion (see figure).
  • the fixed support frame 7 consists of a gantry between the uprights from which the support cable 3, the drum or roller 6, the hydraulic braking means 8 and the drive means motorized 11 for rewinding being mounted on the horizontal part upper 7 'of said gantry 7.
  • the invention also relates to a transport device, under the action of gravity, comprising at least one carriage traveling on a cable, between a departure station and an arrival station, located at different altitudes, characterized in that the arrival station is equipped a braking device 1 as described above, alone or associated with another braking or pre-braking device located upstream, such as by example of the type described in the aforementioned deposits.
  • the cart 2 loaded (for example with a person) arrives at the level of the device 1, it strikes the stop element 4 in the form of sleeve, which will therefore slide along the support cable 3 in moving away from the gantry 7, thus putting in tension the braid or the cable elastic 10, the latter in turn pulling on the connecting cable 5 and triggering the drum 6.
  • the dynamic characteristics of the elastic braid 10 and the adjustment of the rotary hydraulic shock absorbers 8 ' are adjusted in such a way so that the absorption of elastic deformation is complete before stopping of carriage 2, to avoid pulling and sliding back.
  • cart any device, rigid structure or not, provided with rolling or sliding means on a cable or the like.
  • cable means any support flexible elongated linear allowing the movement and the guiding of such carriage.

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A trolley (2) which travels along a support cable (3) meets a sliding buffer (4) attached to a drum (6) on a fixed structure (7) by a second cable (5) and an elastic element (10). The drum (6) is connected to an hydraulic brake (8) with integral damping such that at the end of the travel there is no stored energy. The return of the trolley is made by an electric motor (11) which rewinds the drum. An Independent claim is included for a gravity operated transport system equipped with the braking method.

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La présente invention concerne les dispositifs de loisir ou à usage professionnel mettant en oeuvre un chariot circulant librement sur un câble, et dont le déplacement s'effectue sous l'action de la gravité, et a pour objet un dispositif de freinage progressif et d'arrêt pour un tel chariot.The present invention relates to leisure or professional use using a trolley circulating freely on a cable, and whose movement takes place under the action of gravity, and has for subject a progressive braking and stopping device for such a carriage.

Par les demandes de brevets français n° 99 03488 et européen n° 99 440279 au nom de la demanderesse, on connaít déjà un dispositif de circulation du type précité comportant des stations d'arrivée pourvues d'unités de freinage progressif et d'arrêt du chariot en fin de câble de transport.By French patent applications n ° 99 03488 and European No. 99 440279 in the name of the plaintiff, we already know a device circulation of the aforementioned type comprising arrival stations provided progressive braking and truck stop units at the end of the transport.

Dans ces unités, le freinage est réalisé par frottement ou friction d'une pluralité d'éléments successifs contre le chariot lors de son passage à leur niveau.In these units, braking is achieved by friction or friction of a plurality of successive elements against the carriage during its passage to their level.

Bien que ces systèmes soient efficaces et sûrs, ils entraínent quand même, du fait de la pluralité d'éléments nécessaires, une installation résultante encombrante et, pour des raisons de sécurité et de garantie d'arrêt, un surdimensionnement par rapport à l'utilisation courante et, dans certains cas, l'association de plusieurs unités de freinage successives.While these systems are effective and safe, they do nevertheless, due to the plurality of necessary elements, an installation bulky and, for reasons of safety and guarantee of shutdown, oversizing compared to current use and, in some case, the association of several successive braking units.

Le brevet US3070035 décrit également un tel dispositif, pourvu d'un élément de freinage sous la forme d'un butoir, apte à coulisser sur le câble, et d'un ressort monté entre le dit butoir et un support fixe.The patent US3070035 also describes such a device, provided with a braking element in the form of a stopper, capable of sliding on the cable, and of a spring mounted between said stopper and a fixed support.

La présente invention a notamment pour but de pallier les limitations précitées.The present invention aims in particular to overcome the aforementioned limitations.

A cet effet, elle a pour objet un dispositif de freinage progressif et d'arrêt d'un chariot circulant sur un câble support, caractérisé en ce qu'il est principalement constitué, d'une part, par un élément butoir coulissant sur le câble support, d'autre part, par un câble de liaison déroulable à partir d'un rouleau ou un tambour rotatif d'enroulement et dont l'extrémité libre est fixée audit élément butoir et, enfin, par un châssis support fixe portant ledit rouleau ou tambour et au moins un moyen de freinage hydraulique couplé audit rouleau ou tambour par une première transmission à roue libre.To this end, it relates to a progressive braking device and stopping a carriage circulating on a support cable, characterized in that it consists mainly, on the one hand, of a sliding stop element on the support cable, on the other hand, by a cable which can be unwound from a roller or a rotating winding drum and the free end of which is fixed to said stopper element and, finally, by a fixed support frame carrying said roller or drum and at least one coupled hydraulic braking means to said roller or drum by a first freewheel transmission.

L'invention sera mieux comprise, grâce à la description ci-après, qui se rapporte à un mode de réalisation préféré, donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif, et expliqué avec référence aux dessins schématiques annexés, dont la figure unique est une vue schématique en perspective d'un dispositif de freinage selon l'invention.The invention will be better understood, thanks to the description below, which relates to a preferred embodiment, given as non-limiting example, and explained with reference to the drawings attached schematics, the single figure of which is a schematic view in perspective of a braking device according to the invention.

Dans sa structure de base, le dispositif de freinage 1 est principalement constitué, d'une part, par un élément butoir 4 coulissant sur le câble support 3, d'autre part, par un câble de liaison 5 déroulable à partir d'un rouleau ou un tambour rotatif d'enroulement 6 et dont l'extrémité libre est fixée audit élément butoir 4 et, enfin, par un châssis support fixe 7 portant ledit rouleau ou tambour 6 et au moins un moyen de freinage hydraulique 8 couplé audit rouleau ou tambour 6 par une première transmission à roue libre 9.In its basic structure, the braking device 1 is mainly consisting, on the one hand, of a stop element 4 sliding on the support cable 3, on the other hand, by a connecting cable 5 which can be unwound from of a roller or a rotating winding drum 6 and the free end of which is fixed to said stopper element 4 and, finally, by a fixed support frame 7 carrying said roller or drum 6 and at least one braking means hydraulic 8 coupled to said roller or drum 6 by a first transmission to freewheel 9.

Le freinage hydraulique pourra éventuellement être asservi et/ou contrôlé de manière à générer un freinage progressif (par étranglement par exemple) confortable pour l'utilisateur, c'est-à-dire faible au début et augmentant en intensité durant la phase de freinage.Hydraulic braking could possibly be controlled and / or controlled so as to generate progressive braking (by throttling for example) comfortable for the user, i.e. low at the start and increasing in intensity during the braking phase.

L'élément butoir 4 heurté par le chariot 2 (ce dernier pourra éventuellement être équipé d'un élément frontal formant pare-chocs, le cas échéant muni d'absorbeurs élastiques), peut présenter différentes formes, la seule condition à réaliser étant son assujettissement simultané au câble support 3 et au câble de liaison 5.The stopper element 4 struck by the carriage 2 (the latter may possibly be fitted with a front element forming a bumper, if applicable fitted with elastic absorbers), can have different shapes, the only condition to be fulfilled is its simultaneous subjection to the cable support 3 and connection cable 5.

Selon une variante de réalisation de l'invention, l'élément butoir 4 est réalisé en un matériau résilient ou à propriétés d'amortissement, préférentiellement sous la forme d'un manchon.According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the stopper element 4 is made of a resilient material or with damping properties, preferably in the form of a sleeve.

Préférentiellement, l'élément butoir en forme de manchon 4 comprend un manchon intérieur rigide 4' en un matériau à grande résistance à l'usure et aux chocs et à faible coefficient de friction, et un manchon extérieur double 4" en un matériau souple et garni d'une matière amortissante, ledit élément butoir 4 étant, par exemple, relié au câble de liaison 5 par des sangles cousues 4'''.Preferably, the sleeve-shaped stop element 4 includes a rigid 4 'inner sleeve made of high strength material wear and shock and low coefficient of friction, and a sleeve 4 "double exterior made of flexible material and filled with material damping, said buffer element 4 being, for example, connected to the cable connection 5 by sewn straps 4 '' '.

Pour amortir au maximum le choc au moment de l'impact du chariot 2 sur l'élément butoir 4, notamment lorsque les moyens de freinage hydraulique 8 ne réalisent pas eux-même un freinage progressif, le câble de liaison 5 est relié à l'élément butoir coulissant 4 par une portion de corde ou de tresse élastique 10, dont la longueur et la constante d'élasticité sont, le cas échéant, déterminées en fonction de l'énergie cinétique maximale attendue pour le chariot 2 chargé lors de son arrivée au niveau dudit dispositif de freinage 1.To absorb the shock as much as possible upon impact carriage 2 on the stopper element 4, in particular when the braking means 8 do not perform progressive braking themselves, the link 5 is connected to the sliding stop element 4 by a portion of rope or of elastic braid 10, the length and constant of elasticity of which are if applicable, determined based on maximum kinetic energy expected for the carriage 2 loaded upon arrival at said level braking device 1.

Pour garantir un déroulement rapide et sans emmêlement de câble de liaison 5, le câble de liaison 5 n'est enroulé sur le tambour ou le rouleau 6 que sur une seule épaisseur, le cas échéant en étant dirigé à l'enroulement, et éventuellement au déroulement, par un guide mobile ou pivotant. To guarantee a quick and tangle-free process connecting cable 5, the connecting cable 5 is not wound on the drum or the roller 6 only on a single thickness, if necessary being directed to winding, and possibly unwinding, by a movable guide or Swivel.

Le tambour 6 se présentera avantageusement sous la forme d'un tambour à gorge, par exemple un tambour à gorge hélicoïdale.The drum 6 will advantageously be in the form of a grooved drum, for example a helical grooved drum.

En vue de pourvoir effectuer une remise en état rapide du dispositif de freinage 1 entre deux arrivées successives et de ramener un chariot 2 arrêté par ledit dispositif en aval de son emplacement, au niveau de ce dernier pour procéder à son déchargement au niveau d'une plate-forme adaptée, le tambour ou le rouleau d'enroulement 6 est relié à un moyen d'entraínement motorisé 11 par une seconde transmission à roue libre 12 n'établissant une liaison en entraínement avec ledit tambour ou rouleau 6 que dans le sens d'enroulement du câble de liaison 5.In order to provide for a rapid repair of the braking device 1 between two successive arrivals and bringing a carriage 2 stopped by said device downstream of its location, at the level of the latter to unload at a platform suitable, the drum or the winding roller 6 is connected to a motorized drive means 11 by a second freewheel transmission 12 not establishing a connection in training with said drum or roller 6 only in the direction of winding of the connecting cable 5.

Conformément à un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, le moyen de freinage hydraulique 8 consiste en plusieurs amortisseurs hydrauliques rotatifs 8', par exemple des turbines baignant dans un bain d'huile, entraínés en rotation simultanément par la première transmission à roue libre 9 couplé en entraínement en rotation avec ledit tambour ou rouleau 6 lors du déroulement dudit câble de liaison 5.In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the hydraulic braking means 8 consists of several shock absorbers 8 'rotary hydraulics, for example turbines immersed in a bath oil, rotated simultaneously by the first freewheel transmission 9 coupled in rotation with said drum or roller 6 during the course of said connecting cable 5.

Le moyen de freinage 8 pourra éventuellement comporter un moyen d'embrayage permettant de mettre en engagement par engrènement les pignons équipant les amortisseurs hydrauliques rotatifs 8' avec un pignon menant équipant la première transmission à roue libre 9. Lesdits amortisseurs peuvent le cas échéant être montés sur une plaque ou console en étant disposés circonférentiellement autour dudit pignon menant (voir figure).The braking means 8 may possibly include a clutch means allowing engagement by engagement the pinions fitted to the 8 'rotary hydraulic shock absorbers with a driving pinion equipping the first freewheel transmission 9. Said shock absorbers can if necessary be mounted on a plate or console while arranged circumferentially around said driving pinion (see figure).

Avantageusement, le châssis support fixe 7 consiste en un portique entre les montants duquel passe le câble support 3, le tambour ou rouleau 6, le moyen de freinage hydraulique 8 et le moyen d'entraínement motorisé 11 pour le rembobinage étant montés sur la partie horizontale supérieure 7' dudit portique 7.Advantageously, the fixed support frame 7 consists of a gantry between the uprights from which the support cable 3, the drum or roller 6, the hydraulic braking means 8 and the drive means motorized 11 for rewinding being mounted on the horizontal part upper 7 'of said gantry 7.

L'invention a également pour objet un dispositif de transport, sous l'action de la gravité, comprenant au moins un chariot circulant sur un câble, entre une station de départ et une station d'arrivée, situé à des altitudes différentes, caractérisé en ce que la station d'arrivée est équipée d'un dispositif de freinage 1 tel que décrit précédemment, seul ou associé à un autre dispositif de freinage ou de préfreinage situé en amont, tel que par exemple du type décrit dans les dépôts précités.The invention also relates to a transport device, under the action of gravity, comprising at least one carriage traveling on a cable, between a departure station and an arrival station, located at different altitudes, characterized in that the arrival station is equipped a braking device 1 as described above, alone or associated with another braking or pre-braking device located upstream, such as by example of the type described in the aforementioned deposits.

Le fonctionnement du dispositif de freinage 1 selon l'invention sera décrit sommairement dans ce qui suit. The operation of the braking device 1 according to the invention will be described briefly in the following.

Lorsque le chariot 2 chargé (par exemple avec une personne) arrive au niveau du dispositif 1, il percute l'élément butoir 4 en forme de manchon, qui va de ce fait coulisser le long du câble support 3 en s'éloignant du portique 7, mettant ainsi en tension la tresse ou le câble élastique 10, ce dernier tirant à son tour sur le câble de liaison 5 et déclenchant son déroulement du tambour 6.When the cart 2 loaded (for example with a person) arrives at the level of the device 1, it strikes the stop element 4 in the form of sleeve, which will therefore slide along the support cable 3 in moving away from the gantry 7, thus putting in tension the braid or the cable elastic 10, the latter in turn pulling on the connecting cable 5 and triggering the drum 6.

Les caractéristiques dynamiques de la tresse élastique 10 et le réglage des amortisseurs hydrauliques rotatifs 8' sont ajustés de telle manière que l'absorption de la déformation élastique soit totale avant l'arrêt du chariot 2, ce pour éviter une traction et un coulissement en retour.The dynamic characteristics of the elastic braid 10 and the adjustment of the rotary hydraulic shock absorbers 8 'are adjusted in such a way so that the absorption of elastic deformation is complete before stopping of carriage 2, to avoid pulling and sliding back.

Le freinage s'effectuera sans à-coup du fait de la transition continue entre les actions des différents moyens de freinage et l'arrêt interviendra avant le déroulement total du câble de liaison 5.Braking will take place smoothly due to the transition continues between the actions of the different braking means and stopping will intervene before the total unwinding of the connecting cable 5.

Lorsque le chariot 2 a été arrêté, on procède au réenroulement du câble de liaison 5 sur le tambour 6 au moyen du moteur électrique 11, de manière à ramener ledit chariot 2 à l'aplomb d'une plate-forme élévatrice permettant le décrochage de la personne ou de la charge transportée.When the carriage 2 has been stopped, the rewinding is carried out of the connecting cable 5 on the drum 6 by means of the electric motor 11, so as to bring said carriage 2 back to the base of an elevating platform allowing the person or load to be lifted.

Dans la présente, on entend par chariot tout dispositif, à structure rigide ou non, pourvu de moyens de roulement ou de coulissement sur un câble ou analogue. De même, on entend par câble tout support linéaire allongé flexible permettant le déplacement et le guidage d'un tel chariot.In the present, by cart is meant any device, rigid structure or not, provided with rolling or sliding means on a cable or the like. Likewise, cable means any support flexible elongated linear allowing the movement and the guiding of such carriage.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation décrit et représenté aux dessins annexés. Des modifications restent possibles, notamment du point de vue de la constitution des divers éléments ou par substitution d'équivalents techniques, sans sortir pour autant du domaine de protection de l'invention, tel que défini dans les revendications jointes.Of course, the invention is not limited to the mode of embodiment described and shown in the accompanying drawings. Modifications remain possible, especially from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without leaving for as much of the scope of protection of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

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  1. Device for gradual braking and stopping of a carriage running on a support cable, characterised in that it mainly comprises, on the one hand, a buffer element (4) sliding on the support cable (3), on the other hand, a connecting cable (5), which may be unwound from a rotating winding roller or drum (6), and the free end of which is fixed to said buffer element (4), and, lastly, a fixed support frame (7) carrying said roller or drum (6) and at least one hydraulic braking means (8), coupled to said roller or drum (6) by a first free wheel transmission (9).
  2. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the buffer element (4) is made of a material which is resilient or has damping properties, preferably in the form of a sleeve.
  3. Device according to claim 2, characterised in that the buffer element in the form of a sleeve (4) comprises a rigid interior sleeve (4'), which is made from a material that is highly resistant to wear and shocks and has a low friction coefficient, and a double exterior sleeve (4"), which is made from a flexible material and covered with a damping material, said buffer element (4) being connected to the connecting cable (5), for example, by sewn straps (4"').
  4. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the connecting cable (5) is connected to the sliding buffer element (4) by a portion of resilient cord or braid (10), the length and the spring constant of which are optionally determined as a function of the maximum kinetic energy that the loaded carriage (2) is expected to have when it arrives in the region of said braking device (1).
  5. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the connecting cable (5) is only wound on the drum or the roller (6) in a single thickness, optionally being directed during winding, and optionally during unwinding, by a movable or pivoting guide.
  6. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the winding drum or roller (6) is connected to a motorised driving means (11) by a second free wheel transmission (12), only establishing a driving connection with said drum or roller (6) in the winding direction of the connecting cable (5).
  7. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the hydraulic braking means (8) comprises a plurality of rotating hydraulic dampers (8'), such as turbines immersed in an oil bath, for example, that are driven in rotation simultaneously by the first free wheel transmission (9), coupled in rotational driving to said drum or roller (6) during the unwinding of said connecting cable (5).
  8. Device according to claim 6 and any one of claims 1 to 5 and 7, characterised in that the fixed support frame (7) comprises a portal, between the uprights of which the support cable (3) passes, the drum or roller (6), the hydraulic braking means (8) and the motorised driving means (11) for rewinding being assembled on the upper horizontal portion (7') of said portal (7).
  9. Gravity-induced transportation device, comprising at least one carriage running on a cable, between a departure station and an arrival station located at different altitudes, characterised in that the arrival station is provided with a braking device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, alone or in association with another braking or pre-braking device located upstream.
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